edgy

Examples

• All

• And that always made me just a little edgy.

  Last Action Hero (1993)

• She became increasingly edgy as the deadline approached.

• And as time went on, Lee became edgy if I brought it up.

  Celebrity (1998)

• We had a quick dinner, and by eight, Peter was as edgy as I was.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Does this subject make you edgy?

  Iron Man 3 (2013)

• It's this not knowing that makes everybody so edgy.

  S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

• We're all a little edgy.

  Carrie (1976)

• Hard to say. Lem said nothing, but Morgan noticed his father was especially edgy the next few days.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The audience, fretful and edgy from news of the war, had clearly arrived with great and urgent expectations.

  Academic text (2009)

• The strain I'd sensed was still evident, and Meryl seemed edgy and nervous, while Everett was watchful.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

N

nervous

vsedgy

∞ 1.3

Feeling worried and easily frightened

is slightly more tense and easily unsettled

U

uneasy

vsedgy

98 3.2

You feel worried and not relaxed

is more sharply tense or easily unsettled rather than just uncomfortable

U

uptight

vsedgy

• Informal

77 5.0

Nervous and tense so you cannot relax

is more about being easily unsettled and tense rather than rigid

O

on edge

vsedgy

• Informal

68 4.3

Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried

is broadly tense and often easily unsettled rather than reactive

J

jumpy

vsedgy

• Informal

54 4.3

Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds

is broader, meaning generally tense and easily unsettled instead of being easily startled

A

agitated

vsedgy

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

is milder tension focused on feeling unsettled rather than active distress

J

jittery

vsedgy

26 4.5

Feeling nervous and unable to stay still

is more about a tense mood rather than specific shaky movements

H

high-strung

vsedgy

12 7.2

Being very nervous and easily upset

is similar but less extreme in constant sensitivity

R

restive

vsedgy

6 8.3

Not able to stay still because you feel impatient or nervous

is rooted in nervous tension and easy unsettlement rather than restlessness

T

too uptight

vsedgy

• Informal

5 7.8

Being very nervous and tense about small things

is tense and easily unsettled but may be less obviously excessive

A

angsty

vsedgy

• Informal

4 7.5

Feeling worried and tense about personal problems

is simpler nervous tension rather than prolonged emotional trouble

H

highly strung

vsedgy

1 7.4

Someone who is very nervous and easily upset

is tense and unsettled but usually less extreme than that

N

nervy

vsedgy

1 6.5

Feeling worried and tense before a difficult event

is a bit more sharply unsettled or irritable than that

O

overstrung

vsedgy

8.2

Feeling very nervous and tense because of worry

is tense and uneasy but not always as extremely strained

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

R

relaxed

241 1.0

Calm and not worried

U

untroubled

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

How Nervous

panicked

16 4.6

anxious

201 2.7

agitated

49 4.1

edgy

41 5.2

uneasy

98 3.2

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology